Contours of Control

In his latest column, Theo Kindynis takes a look at the use of unmanned drones as military and policing tools, and argues the growing prospects of drone surveillance by British law enforcement agencies are extremely alarming.

From classical music at North London underground stations to Israeli jets breaking the sound barrier over Gaza in the middle of the night, Theo Kindynis examines the multifaceted uses of sound and music as a mode of social, physical and psychological control.

Amidst the ostentatious Olympic militarisation of the capital, a more subtle and insidious dynamic of power, repression and resistance inheres in the exchange of surveillant gazes. Theo Kindynis reflects on Forward Intelligence Teams.